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2006-10-29 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea May Have Up To 50 Kg Of Plutonium

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Posted by 3dc 2006-10-29 17:35|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 China confirms weapons arrests but stays mum on uranium
Beijing (AFP) Oct 26 - China said Thursday that two people had been arrested for trafficking "dangerous weapons" but stopped short of confirming a South Korean media report that uranium was involved.

The pair were arrested on October 16 in Beijing on charges of "alleged trading in illegal dangerous weapons", foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said during a press briefing.

Liu would not specify the nature of the materials being traded or the nationalities of those involved.

He was responding to a question about a report in South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper on Tuesday that Chinese police had arrested a pair of ethnic Koreans for trying to sell about 970 grams (34 ounces) of enriched uranium.

It quoted a Beijing police source as saying the enriched uranium "was presumed to be Russian-made", but it could also have come from North Korea.

Large numbers of ethnic Koreans in China engage in illegal cross-border trade with hermetic North Korea.

The report did not say how enriched the uranium was. Fifteen to 17 kilograms of highly enriched uranium would be needed to produce a nuclear weapon, it said.

Defying international pressure to scrap its nuclear program, North Korea tested a nuclear weapon on October 9, triggering UN sanctions aimed at crippling the program.

The sanctions also mandated inspections of North Korean cargo, as the test raised concerns about whether Pyongyang may intend to smuggle its nuclear material and technology out of the country and into the hands of terrorists.

Posted by 3dc 2006-10-29 17:37|| 2006-10-29 17:37|| Front Page Top

#2 "North Korea May Have Up To 50 Kg Of Plutonium"

Gee, that's not nearly enough.

Let's help them out by sending them some more - special delivery. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-29 17:42|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-10-29 17:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Might want to throw in some Tritium for no extra charge.

Posted by DMFD 2006-10-29 18:58|| 2006-10-29 18:58|| Front Page Top

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